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Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: Techniques and Challenges.
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- Safety and major adverse events of endobronchial ultrasound performed under conscious sedation: Insights from 3,454 procedures over 14 years and a systematic review of literature.Lung India : official organ of Indian Chest Society · 2026Article
- Acquisition of endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy proficiency at a Canadian academic center.Journal of thoracic disease · 2026Article
- Approach to mediastinal cytopathology: a diagnostic overview.Mediastinum (Hong Kong, China) · 2026Review
- High-Quality Samples for Next-Generation Sequencing and PD-L1 Assessment in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The Role of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in diagnosing intrathoracic lymphadenopathy in patients with nasopharyngeal cancer.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- Clinical application of endobronchial ultrasonography-guided transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy-a single center, large sample, real-world study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Value of needle confocal laser microendoscopy combined with endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscopy in the diagnosis of hilar and mediastinal lymph node lesions.The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Diagnosis and management of patients with stage III non‑small cell lung cancer: A joint statement by the Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology and the Lebanese Pulmonary Society (Review).Oncology letters · 2023Review
- Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration for the diagnosis of pulmonary sarcoidosis: A 9-year experience at a single center.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2023Article
- The physician factor and anatomical site in 8846 consecutive mediastinal lymph node aspirations in a cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in intrathoracic lymphadenopathy with extrathoracic malignancy.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
- Is endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) reliable and safe procedure in geriatric patients?Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- PD-L1 in Cytological Samples: A Review and a Practical Approach.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Review
- Application of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in the diagnosis and treatment of mediastinal lymph node tuberculous abscess: a case report and literature review.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2020Review
- Identification of Sonographic Features for Predicting Benign Versus Malignant Mediastinal or Hilar Lymph Nodes Using Endobronchial Ultrasound.Oman medical journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
Intrathoracic lymphadenopathy is a common problem encountered in clinical practice and is caused by a wide variety of diseases. Traditionally, the mediastinal lymph nodes were sampled using conventional transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA), or surgical methods such as mediastinoscopy, and thoracotomy (open or video-assisted thoracoscopy). However, surgical modalities including mediastinoscopy are invasive, expensive, and not universally available. Moreover, they are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Conventional TBNA although minimally invasive has a low diagnostic yield. In the last decade, endobronchial ultrasound-guided TBNA (EBUS-TBNA) has emerged as the diagnostic procedure of choice in evaluating undiagnosed intrathoracic lymphadenopathy. EBUS-TBNA is also currently the preferred modality in the mediastinal staging of lung cancer. The procedure is minimally invasive, safe, and can be performed as a day-care procedure. In the era of personalized medicine in lung cancer, optimizing the procedure, sample collection, and processing are crucial, as more tissue is required for performing a wide array of molecular tests. Despite its widespread use and acceptance, the diagnostic sensitivity of EBUS-TBNA is still low. To maximize the yield, cytologists and physicians should be aware of the technical details of the procedure. Herein, we discuss the technique of performing EBUS-TBNA, its indications, contraindications, and the processing of the samples at our bronchoscopy suite. We also highlight the challenges faced by the cytologists and clinicians while processing EBUS aspirates.
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